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Espana: The Destructive Practices of Spain's Fishing Armada
03/05/2010
Spain is Europes largest fishing nation, whose fleet represents nearly one-fourth of the European Unions total fishing capacity and receives the most ...
EU, Spanish and Galician Fishing Subsidies Financing Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing Case Study: Antonio Vidal Surez, Manuel Antonio Vidal Pego
20/04/2010
Oceana has published a case study with two letters, revealing that the European Commission denies any direct responsibility for subsidies to spend und ...
Reports from Member States on Behaviours Which Seriously Infringed the Rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2006
04/11/2008
This paper from the European Commission documents infringements of the Common Fisheries Policy by Member States in 2006. 83% of the infringements were ...
Study and Analysis of the Status of IUU Fishing in the SADC Region and an Estimate of the Economic, Social and Biological Impacts
01/05/2008
The study explores and helps to quantify the magnitude and types of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern African Developm ...
Race for the Last Bluefin: Capacity of the Purse Seine Fleet Targeting Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean
12/03/2008
WWF states that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery has been exposed to rampant overfishing inside the entire ICCAT Convention Zone, namely the At ...
The Plunder of BlueFin Tuna in the Mediterranean & East Atlantic During 2006-2007
31/10/2007
This report follows on from a similar one covering the period 2003-04. The author ex ...
Pirate Fish on Your Plate
01/08/2007
This report exposes the link between consumers in the UK and illegal or ‘pirate’ fishing vessels operating off West Africa that are decimati ...
Witnessing the Plunder 2006
08/03/2007
This report focuses on exposing the high levels of illegal fishing in waters of Guinea and explains how fish finds its way to the port of Las Palmas. ...
The Mismanagement of the Bluefin Tuna Fishery in the Mediterranean
15/11/2006
It is Greenpeace‘s view that the the lack of controls in the Mediterranean region means that bluefin tuna are facing very serious conservation pr ...
The Use of Driftnets by the Moroccan fleet
01/11/2006
As part of its 2006 campaign, Oceana travelled for three months on board Oceana Ranger research vessel in order to document and report the most signif ...
Murky Waters - Hauling in the Net on Europe‘s High Seas Bottom Trawling Fleet
03/03/2006
Documents the destructive activities of high seas bottom trawlers observed fishing in the North Atlantic by Greenpeace in 2004 and 2005.
Several o ...
Las Palmas: Port of Convenience and Gateway to Europe
30/01/2006
This is a briefing paper about an investigation by EJF of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Spanish port that the organisation claims serves as ‘a ...
8th International Forum on IUU fishing
11/02/2013
This is the 8th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 11-12 February 2013.
Cluster: Fishing Companies in Third Countries
Cluster is a Spanish initiative within the European Union framework, directed at shipping associations with interests in fishing companies overseas. Its aim is to provide a platform from which to voice their opinions and to ensure that they act together in defence of their common interests. Cluster has 122 members and more than 370 ships. The site is in English and Spanish. 
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26/07/2012
£1.62m sentence for illegal fishing
20/03/2012
Spanish boat charged for illegal fishing
19/04/2011
Fish worth £4m seized in EU crackdown on illegal fishing
18/06/2010
Spanish vessel owner rejects US illegal fishing charge
16/06/2010
Oceana supports the EC demand that the marine protected areas network be improved
15/06/2010
Spanish trawler faces massive $7-million fine
24/05/2010
"EU subsidises companies guilty of illegal fishing"
03/05/2010
Greenpeace exposes Spain's ocean destruction
29/04/2010
Fishery cooperation cemented with Russia, Morocco
20/04/2010
Oceana denounces Xunta de Galicia for insisting to grant €4 million in subsidies to fishing pirates
18/03/2010
Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection
11/03/2010
EU spent at least €14m subsidising convicted fish crooks
07/02/2010
International celebrities add their voice to call for protection of Bluefin tuna
28/01/2010
Environmental group asks Spain to act against illegal, cruel, wasteful shark finning
21/01/2010
Ship’s captain returned for trial for illegal fishing
07/12/2009
Select ports designated for third-party nations
04/12/2009
Europe pours tens of millions into bloating bluefin fleet
02/12/2009
Oceana asks EU and Xunta de Galicia to stop subsidising fishing pirates
20/11/2009
France and Spain block measures to reduce fish waste
17/11/2009
Atlantic bluefin tuna quota cut, conservationists urge trade ban
07/11/2009
Illegal fishers escape the spotlight
17/10/2009
EU officials warn of disappearing cod
05/10/2009
Fisheries wars: Spain vs Somalia
05/10/2009
Spain is the first EU country to prohibit hammerhead and thresher shark fisheries
02/10/2009
What is Spanish trawler doing fishing off the coast of Somalia?
21/09/2009
Europe against bluefin tuna fishing ban: EU source
17/09/2009
Measures to protect Mediterranean tuna are failing, report warns
17/09/2009
Spain proposes strict fisheries sustainable management rules
09/09/2009
Europe moves closer to banning bluefin-tuna trade
04/09/2009
Oceana denounces a pirate fishing vessel that is illegally receiving provisions today in Spain
01/09/2009
EU mulls ban on tuna as stocks near collapse
27/08/2009
Spanish vessel detained for overfishing
25/08/2009
Illegal fishing evades U.N. crackdown: study
25/08/2009
Illegal fishing evades U.N. crackdown - study
05/08/2009
Fishy fishing practices threaten the environment
20/07/2009
21 vessels newly 'blacklisted'
10/07/2009
Sustainability, responsibility: the pillars of policy reform
03/07/2009
Harsher punishments for poaching violations: minister
02/07/2009
Cautious optimism greets first skipjack, bluefin tuna landings
02/07/2009
Oceana calls for regulation of shark catches in international waters
29/06/2009
Minister urges 'zero tolerance' to combat poaching
13/06/2009
Somali MP accuses Spain and South Korea of leading the illegal fishing in Somali waters
09/06/2009
Greenpeace targets Spanish supermarkets
08/06/2009
Pirate fishing causing eco disaster and killing communities, says report
28/04/2009
No tuna, no salmon. No oysters, no skate. No cod and chips
28/04/2009
European tuna exports to Japan boom as fears grow for fish's survival
22/04/2009
European Union must act against illegal fishing in Somalia and the Indian ocean
16/04/2009
Close watch kept on EU bluefin tuna fleets
15/04/2009
The EU responsible for the collapse of bluefin tuna
13/04/2009
Illegal fishing costing SA billions
03/04/2009
Indian Ocean tuna commission a failure - again
05/03/2009
EXPOSED! Pirates bankrolled by Spanish government
05/03/2009
Oceana denounces Spanish owned pirate fishing vessel and asks for tough measures against IUU fishing
17/02/2009
Italy, France and Spain carry out the most infringements of fishing legislation
22/01/2009
Somali pirates threaten Indian Ocean tuna industry
06/01/2009
The two piracies in Somalia: why the world ignores the other
19/12/2008
Suspend fishing to save bluefin tuna
19/12/2008
Illegal trawler spotted in Southern Ocean
19/12/2008
New Zealand urges Spain to act on illegal fishing boat
24/11/2008
Fishing fleets are pirates, too
30/10/2008
Managed to death: If nothing is done soon, the bluefin tuna will disappear from the Mediterranean
14/10/2008
Closure call for tuna 'disgrace'
13/10/2008
Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban
29/09/2008
NAFO stalls on protecting the high seas from bottom trawling
01/09/2008
Thousands of sharks caught by European fleets are not reported to fisheries management organisations says Oceana
26/08/2008
Rich countries once used gunboats to seize food. Now they use trade deals
24/08/2008
Fishy is as fishy does
20/08/2008
Oceana exposes galician connections between cocaine, illegal fishing and shark catches
18/08/2008
Forgive us for fishermen have sinned: Group seeks divine intervention to save endangered marine grasslands
17/08/2008
Frozen fish narcotics export ring busted in Montevideo port
13/08/2008
Frinsa's canned mussels products labelled sustainable
08/08/2008
Globalization is destroying the world's oceans
08/08/2008
EJF argues for action against Flags and Ports of Non-Compliance to stop pirate fishing (IUU)
27/07/2008
Spanish warship joins battle to protect Europe's tuna stocks
27/07/2008
Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean tuna
26/07/2008
UN envoy decries illegal fishing, waste dumping off Somalia
21/07/2008
Namibian vessel seized
18/07/2008
Mozambique: country seizes Namibian pirate fishing ship
17/07/2008
The most dangerous seas in the world
16/07/2008
The fight to save our seas
08/07/2008
Global fish catches vastly underestimated
07/07/2008
Southern Africa: SADC countries to toughen up on fighting illegal fishing
03/07/2008
North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission adopts comprehensive agreement to protect the deep-sea
01/07/2008
Spain admits underreporting 2007 bluefin catches by 35% - exceeding quota
27/06/2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
26/06/2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
25/06/2008
EU fisheries chief stands firm on bluefin tuna ban
24/06/2008
Indian Ocean to crack down on illegal tuna fishing
23/06/2008
France in EU row over tuna catch
20/06/2008
Indian Ocean cracks down on illegal fishing
20/06/2008
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of June 2008
19/06/2008
Oceana documents Italian tuna purse seiners carrying out fishing activities after the closure of the fishery
18/06/2008
Oceana calls for "immediate" halt to fuel subsidies for "lose-lose" fisheries
16/06/2008
EU to ban Med bluefin tuna fishing from next week
15/06/2008
Battle for the oceans
14/06/2008
Ana joins fight for tuna stocks
12/06/2008
Oceana documents the overfishing of bluefin tuna south of the Balearic Islands from the MarViva Med
06/06/2008
Sea horse, snake, turtle to defend marine reserves
30/05/2008
Greenpeace educates tuna industry on how to make more money
28/05/2008
More sharks in danger because of a soup
28/05/2008
Greenpeace protests against Spanish tuna ship
27/05/2008
Greenpeace confronts "world's biggest" tuna vessel
23/05/2008
Fin soup threatens survival of ocean sharks - study
18/05/2008
Ireland to hunt nightmare fishing nets in north Atlantic
16/05/2008
Pirate vessels looting Mediterranean tuna
11/05/2008
How the world's oceans are running out of fish
10/05/2008
A Basque encounter with pirates
27/04/2008
Fishermen not on board with tuna catch observers as season draws near
23/04/2008
Greenpeace stages tuna protest at Brussels show
18/04/2008
Who finances and who promotes the disappearance of bluefin tuna?
10/04/2008
Corruption in Africa's marine fisheries
25/03/2008
Tuna talks look to cut down on overfishing
12/03/2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
27/02/2008
Case of Portuguese fisherman charged with illegal fishing suspended
19/02/2008
Oceana highlights need for more support for shark campaign
18/02/2008
Canada: Harsh penalties levied for overfishing in NAFO area
15/02/2008
Canada continues effective fight against over-fishing
14/02/2008
MEP: EC launches action against Spain
13/02/2008
Vigo:Europe's pirate port
05/02/2008
High seas drama - Pacific islands question need for Tuna Commission
05/02/2008
Oceana: The end of pirate fishing vessel Viarsa 1
31/01/2008
The fishing crisis - is anybody listening?
29/01/2008
EU threatens to punish Spain for lack of inspection in fisheries
23/01/2008
Commentary - Karen Bennett: Illegal aliens in Europe fleeing bad ecosystems
21/01/2008
Until all the fish are gone
16/01/2008
Blacklisted fishing vessel detected by Air Force Orion
15/01/2008
Europe's appetite for seafood propels illegal trade
15/01/2008
A favorite meal, now offering a side order of environmental awareness
15/01/2008
Europe: looking for fishy partners
14/01/2008
Europe takes Africa's fish, and boatloads of migrants follow
04/01/2008
Driftnet prohibition in the Baltic is in effect, says Oceana
04/01/2008
Swordfish face pirate danger
30/12/2007
Death on the road to ‘El Dorado’
29/12/2007
Take that, Ahab
23/12/2007
Suspicious longliner, tuna loaded under arrest in Montevideo
13/12/2007
Can fish fish themselves? Only in one of the European Union‘s maddest schemes
08/12/2007
Argentine Navy to control 200 miles plus high seas fisheries
06/12/2007
Catch and trade of shark fins attacked
05/12/2007
Oceana publishes damning shark report
04/12/2007
Pirate boats targeting NZ‘s swordfish
27/11/2007
Anglo Spanish trawler to pay £194,000 for breaking quota rules
23/11/2007
Canada. Minister Hearn celebrates success at stopping illegal fishing in NAFO waters
15/11/2007
Earth log: Charles Clover‘s weekly column takes an inside look at the environment
10/11/2007
Spanish threat to SA fish resources
06/11/2007
Bluefin tuna overfishing ‘still rampant‘
06/11/2007
WWF: Tuna trade data mismatch in Spain
01/11/2007
Tuna fishing quota violators targeted in report
24/10/2007
France, Italy face bluefin tuna quota cut
17/10/2007
Last rites for a marine marvel?
11/10/2007
Namibia: country urges fishing nations to join SEAFO
03/10/2007
European Union cracks down on illegal fisheries in Europe
02/10/2007
Sushi craze threatens Mediterranean‘s giant tuna
01/10/2007
NAFO meeting wins praise and criticism
30/09/2007
Illegal fishing still a huge problem as stocks dwindle
26/09/2007
Greenpeace warns retailers over "stolen" tuna
26/09/2007
Commission takes action over tuna infringements
25/09/2007
European fishing pirates hit Pacific: Greenpeace
21/09/2007
EU admits to illegal tuna fishing
19/09/2007
Shutters come down on bluefin tuna fishery
10/09/2007
Canada and Spain sign fisheries agreement
24/08/2007
Ecologists denouce illegal fishing off Marbella
23/08/2007
Vanloads of illegal fish brought to Costa del Sol every day from Huelva
16/08/2007
Oceana: Moroccan vessel caught with illegal driftnets
07/08/2007
Tuna ranching said to be involved with Mafia, illegal immigrant trafficking
01/08/2007
‘Illegal "pirate" fish is ending up in Britain‘
01/08/2007
Link between UK consumers and African pirate fishing, claims report
01/08/2007
Health threat of ‘pirate fishing‘
03/07/2007
EU trawlers are ‘poaching fish in SA waters‘
28/06/2007
Illegal bluefin tuna fishing carries on
25/06/2007
Catching the catchers: Google Earth exposes illegal fishing on Canary Islands
25/06/2007
US accuses Europe of overfishing tuna in Atlantic
24/06/2007
Japan‘s latest fear: No more tuna
12/06/2007
EU clamps down on fishing for bluefin tuna
05/06/2007
Top salmon conservation nations praised
01/06/2007
Sharks: Hunted for fins
31/05/2007
EU to ban bluefin tuna fishing
16/05/2007
Greenpeace demands the immediate closure of the bluefin tuna fishery
09/05/2007
Moroccan boat impounded for illegal fishing
03/05/2007
EU must "halve" fishing to save tuna
13/03/2007
EU nets fisheries deal with São Tomé
27/02/2007
The Spanish Ministry of Fisheries denies Oceana access to the list of boats with licences to remove fins from sharks
25/01/2007
Spain could be severely fined for selling immature fish
20/01/2007
Illegal fishing growing
16/01/2007
Egypt: new measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks
08/01/2007
Hundreds of tons of swordfish caught illegally by Morocco are sold in Spain
14/11/2006
Spain, Portugal, France and Poland turn their backs on fisheries management and support depleting deep-sea fish stocks
08/11/2006
Overfishing turns the Mediterranean into a barren sea
08/11/2006
Spanish vessel cited for misreporting catch in Atlantic loses fishing licence
06/11/2006
Oceana demands response to fisheries collapse from European governments and shipowners
25/10/2006
Pirate fishing boats still active in Canary Islands
25/09/2006
Fines not enforceable if toothfish poachers leave Australia, court told
14/09/2006
Sushi fashion hits tuna stocks hard
13/09/2006
Greens seek US help in toothfish fight
13/09/2006
EU: MEPs discuss how to save bluefin tuna
25/08/2006
Flag boat operators land heavy fine for massive shark overfishing
10/08/2006
Poachers plunder nature reserve
04/08/2006
Oceana investigates French ports in the Mediterranean to uncover an illegal fleet of driftnetters
02/08/2006
Foreign navies, Islamist rise deter Somali pirates
01/08/2006
Oceana calls for an agreement between Spain and Norway to chase illegal fishing
17/07/2006
Tuna near extinction in Mediterranean
16/07/2006
Fishing depletes Mediterranean tuna, conservationists say
14/07/2006
Two more Spanish trawlers suspected of illegal fishing
12/07/2006
Spanish trawler caught dumping fish
06/07/2006
Great risk of tuna overfishing, group warns
08/05/2006
Fisheries disagreement between EU and Mauritania about four Spanish boats arrested for illegal fishing
27/04/2006
Spanish fisheries minister calls for more co-operation with Norway
24/04/2006
Stolen fish from W. Africa off the menu!
19/04/2006
sal to hike fines on Falklands licenced vessels
18/04/2006
Victory - pirates in deep deep trouble
13/04/2006
Spain: Vessel branded ‘pirate’ as organisation paints across hull
11/04/2006
"Don‘t allow the pirate ship in"
07/04/2006
Claims over abandoned illegal nets
31/03/2006
Illegal fishing destroys Maro’s protected marine ecosystem
27/03/2006
Greenpeace steps up fight on illegal fishing
27/03/2006
May review of Fish Stocks Agreement to stress participation, implementation in order to reverse decline of fish stocks
26/03/2006
“John Cheek” delayed for another two weeks
24/03/2006
Andalucía will invest 4.2 million euros in building and installing artificial reefs
07/03/2006
Companies involved in illegal fishing to be excluded from territorial waters
03/03/2006
Murky waters: Greenpeace exposes the European countries responsible for deep-sea destruction
26/01/2006
Spain gets tough on illegal fishing
19/01/2006
EU says enforcement of fishing rules to protect stocks seriously flawed
Monitoring and Controlling External National Fleets in Third Country Waters: the Spanish Case in West Africa
01/04/2008
Author:
The Challenges Faced by Industry in Tackling IUU Fishing
31/03/2008
Author:
Mr Paul Knapman
I have worked on IUU fishing related issues in the UK, Canada and the Baltic. I have been a Fisheries Officer, a Senior Fisheries Policy Advisor to a ...